I guess my wife will be out of town that week after all. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of erikhansen@thebluezone.net Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 4:14 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse ad
What no room for the Swedish Bikini Team at your place?
For anyone wanting to come to the best place in Utah for the eclipse (i.e.
Bryce Canyon National Park) it may be too late for rooms at Ruby's. One of the managers there told me yesterday that Ruby's is already all booked for that week - a number of large tour groups have booked big blocks of rooms. Some group, from Europe, I think, even wanted to land a jumbo jet at our tiny airport. Of course, that ain't going to happen. I forgot to ask the manager if that included the Grand Hotel across the street or if camping was also all reserved. It would be worth a call to check, though. Bottom line: If you are interested in lodging in the area, (1) For SLAS members Kevin Poe was working on a block of reserved rooms at either Ruby's or the Hotel; (2) Try Foster's, The Pines, or one of the smaller motels in Panguitch, Tropic, Cannonville (also a KOA there), etc.; (3) Camp. Campsites here are, of course, first-come, first-served, except for the group site. I don't yet know, but I'm guessing that Kevin will have this reserved for SLAS again. There are also some improved Forest Service campsites in the area.
Disclaimer: To be clear, as a Park employee I am NOT endorsing any of the places I mentioned - they are just possibilities.
Sorry, my house will be full. :-(
Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Gary Logan Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:27 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse ad
Looking at Google Maps, it appears that the Kannaraville cemetery will be an excellent viewing spot. It may not have very many porta-potties though.
On Feb 22, 2012, at 7:09 AM, Chuck Hards wrote:
"One of the few locations in the world" Chuckle.
KSL ran a story yesterday that included the mayor of Kannaraville, who stated he expected "busloads" of people from southern Cal and Salt Lake City. They even showed the field where they are going to herd everyone. He is even now contracting for enough porta-potties for five-thousand people on that field.
I'm thinking that the general public might get the idea that this happens every year, due to the word "annular". LOL!
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:05 AM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Looks like the commercial advertising for the eclipse in Utah has started. This showed up in my snail mailbox yesterday:
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